Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

SEN Information, EHC Plan & Accessibility

Our school aims to allow all children to fulfil their potential. We identify children with learning or behavioural difficulties, ranging from minor, temporary issues to more significant problems requiring a high level of individual care. Additional support is offered when necessary based on each child's specific needs. This will be determined after thorough and careful assessment and discussions between the teacher, parents, and the SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator). Other staff members may be involved when appropriate. Parents are consulted and engaged at every stage, and no decisions are made without their prior consent. Accountability and high expectations are now prominent features throughout the school and central to our provisions.

Our SENCo is Mrs Smith, who Mrs Purdy supports.

They can be contacted on the school telephone number: 01442 214966 or email address: senco@maplegrove.herts.sch.uk

Maple Grove Primary School is an inclusive school that may offer the following provision to support children with SEND.

Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan

If you have a child with an EHC plan, please get in touch with the school, and a member of the SENCo team can discuss your child's plan with you. If a child in our school has significant needs that may require support from an EHC plan, a member of the school SEN team would contact the parent or carer to discuss this process. As a school, we will work together to make the application for the assessment. If you have a child with special educational needs or a disability (SEND), the Local Offer is designed for you and your family. Visit the one-stop shop for information and advice on special educational needs or disabilities at the Hertfordshire Local Offer webpage - see the link below. Families can find information and advice online, whether it's about locating a support group, guidance on applying for an EHCP assessment, what the pathway to adulthood entails, or simply where to find more details on a child’s condition – visit the Hertfordshire Local Offer link below.

If you can’t find what you are looking for, email the Local Authority at localoffer@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Hertfordshire Local Offer Website

Every school in Hertfordshire will provide a variety of interventions for children and young people, which will vary from one school to another, depending on the school’s organisation.

Dacorum DSPL website

Delivering Special Provision Locally is an initiative across Hertfordshire aimed at enhancing the variety of provisions and support services available for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities aged 0-25. Visit the DSPL website to find support, courses, and networks that can assist families with children who have SEN.

Accessibility

The Disability and Discrimination Act makes it unlawful for schools and LEAs to discriminate against disabled pupils for reasons related to their disability without justification. Maple Grove Primary School strives to cater to the full ability range, and the presence or absence of a special need does not influence the selection of pupils from its catchment area unless parents and professionals agree that alternative arrangements would be more suitable. The school buildings are accessible around the exterior by ramps or via an internal lift in Key Stage 2. There are two disabled toilet facilities equipped with hoists. The school has several staff members qualified in First Aid who can administer medication with parental permission. Our Accessibility Plan and our Equalities Policy and Objectives can be found on our Policies page.